About the Long Branch Water Wizards
The Long Branch Water Wizards is a Montgomery County public pool swim team open to all swimmers ages 5-18. Our team is a member of the Montgomery County Swim League; in the 2024 season we will swim in Division K against five other MCSL teams.
No competitive swim team experience is necessary in order to join our team. Swimmers wishing to join the team must demonstrate the following competencies during tryouts with our coaching team:
| 8 & Under swimmers: must be able to swim one continuous length (25 meters) of the pool using a coordinated stroke and rhythmic breathing and be able to float on their back. |
| 9-12 Year Old swimmers: must be able to swim one legal length (25 meters) of freestyle with good rhythmic breathing and one length (25 meters) of backstroke. |
| 13 & Over swimmers: must be able to swim two continuous legal lengths (50 meters) of freestyle with good rhythmic breathing and two continuous legal lengths (50 meters) of backstroke. |
Since 1982, our team has built a rich, warm team family. People love the Water Wizards because of our friendly families who work together throughout the season so it is a blast for all swimmers.
On our team, kids of many different ages are practicing and at meets together, which is very different than almost any other sport. We have many wonderful traditions, notably our celebration of our 18 year-old swimmers (and in 2021 our 19 year old swimmers, too!). At our last home meet of the season, the whole team lines up, forming a tunnel, and claps out our graduating swimmers. Someone from the team makes a speech in their honor, and we give them commemorative swag to celebrate their time as a Water Wizard.
